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The changing role of the network admin, as told by networking vendors
Networking vendors at Interop 2013 discuss the changing role of the network administrator. Fast Packet | 13 May 2013
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TIP 2013: Big data and SDN headline Techs in Paradise conference
Internet2, APAN and ESnet will host 450 engineers at Techs in Paradise (TIP) 2013 where SDN and big data networking will take center stage. Q&A | 14 Jan 2013
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Interop 2012: OpenFlow grows up, Google gets networks, Huawei debuts
News Director Shamus McGillicuddy previews what he'll be tracking at Interop 2012: Software-defined networking a year older and wiser, BYOD madness and Huawei blitzes America. FastPacket | 04 May 2012
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The answer to the top 5 virtualization problems
Transitioning to a virtualized network can be challenging for network engineers, despite the advantages. Understand these top five virtualization problems and how to handle them. Fast Packet | 22 Dec 2011
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vCloud and VEPA: Neither answer is a winner
vCloud and VEPA fail to address the virtualization networking problem, as both are deemed proprietary and don’t enable networking functions within the vSphere environment. Fast Packet | 22 Dec 2011
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When physical security breaches are the problem
Network engineers are so busy dealing with intrusion prevention and firewalling that they forget about physical security breaches. Blogger Ethan Banks has some advice. Fast Packet | 22 Dec 2011
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Cisco upgrades the Catalyst 6500…but some wonder why
The Cisco Catalyst 6500 upgrade announced this year didn't excite everyone as expected. Blogger Greg Ferro wonders why Cisco didn't stay focused on the Nexus line instead. Fast Packet | 22 Dec 2011
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Need 10 GbE optimization? Hardware is not the solution
10 GbE brings speed, but network latency is still an issue. The answer to 10 GbE optimization can't be found in increasing hardware. Our blogger says it's about the application. Fast Packet | 22 Dec 2011
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Cius vs. the iPad: Why bother comparing?
Cisco launched its Cius tablet this year, which focuses on enterprise apps, desktop virtualization and network management, but one blogger says he'd rather have an iPad. Fast Packet | 22 Dec 2011
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Can Virtual Extensible LAN solve the VLAN problem?
The Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) protocol could mean the ability to spin off many more VLANs across dispersed data centers. So why does blogger Ivan Pepelnjak take issue? Fast Packet | 22 Dec 2011